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1. Individuals with eating disorders are up to five times more likley to abuse alcohol or illicit drugs.

2. The shared risk factors for both substance abuse and eating disorders are:

3. Compared with other eating disorders, bulimics have the highest rate of alcohol abuse.

4. Eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder.

5. Which of the following is one of the most common illicit substances used by individuals with eating disorders or with sub-clinical symptoms of these disorders?

6. Bulimia nervosa was finally recognized as diagnostically distinct from anorexia nervosa in:

7. Anorexia nervosa is more prevalent than bulimia.

8. Diuretics, available OTC and in prescription form, are used to accomplish which of the following?

9. Individuals whose eating disorder precedes their substance use disorder appear to have higher rates of which disorder?

10. Eating disorders and substance use disorders can both be life threatening.

11. Both substance abuse disorders and certain forms of disordered eating are related to the common actions of which particular brain chemical?

12. Bulimics tend to be more vulnerable to confusion around sexual orientation, which is related to alcohol abuse.

13. More than 45% of high school girls report having been physically or sexually abused.

14. Bulimics who have a lifetime history of substance dependence disorder have among the highest rates of sexual abuse compared with other eating disorders.

15. The link between eating disorders and substance use disorders can be seen in that antidepressants are effective in treating both types of disorders.

16. Typically, familial characteristics common to women with eating disorders include a family environment in which a lack of control and excessive permissiveness are the norms.

17. What approximate percent of American adults are considered either overweight or obese?

18. One study found that an overwhelming majority (86.4 percent) of commercials for appearance-enhancing products during Saturday morning was aimed at females, with none aimed specifically at males.

19. The majority of substance abuse treatment programs are well equipped to treat both eating disorders and substance use disorders.

20. One study found that during drug detoxification, many patients turned to binge eating to help provide relief and ward off feelings of emptiness and hopelessness.

21. One of the main steps in treating a substance use disorder, an eating disorder or both is to conduct a complete:

22. Motivational Enhancement Therapy is the therapy most heavily researched and used in the treatment of eating disorders.

23. A common approach for treating eating disorders, particularly bulimia nervosa, is the use of antidepressant medication.

24. Schools are considered a good venue for implementing prevention programs whether for substance abuse, eating disorders, risky sexual behaviors, violence or other health-risk behaviors.